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The Gods of Pegana
The Gods of Pegana

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Gods of Pegana is here in full — 639 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast
Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One
Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”
Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.
There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Gods of Pegana

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Gods of Pegana is here in full — 639 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/127 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast
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Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One
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Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”
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Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.
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There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Learner Dictionary

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Calamity noun US /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading “Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One”

maker noun US /ˈmeɪkər/

a person who makes things

From this reading “There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.”

mists noun US /mɪsts/

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading “Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.””

Olympus noun US /oʊˈlɪmpəs/

a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)

From this reading “Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.”

preface noun US /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading “Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.””

Revolt noun US /rɪˈvoʊlt/

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading “Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast”

Sayings noun US /ˈseɪɪŋz/

plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading “Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast”

Worlds noun US /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast”

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Alhireth-Hotep

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/

Muslim name for the one and only God

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

Aradec

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

BeastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

BecameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Befel

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

BEGINNINGnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

BirdnounUS /bɜːrd/

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

BuildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

CalamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

ChancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

DaysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

decideverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

DoomverbUS /duːm/

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

Dorozhand

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From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

ENDnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

EndingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

EyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

FatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

GamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

GodsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

GoingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

How

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

Imbaun

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

INTRODUCTIONnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Kabok

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Kibnoun

a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

knoweth

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From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Limpang-Tung

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From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

lotsnounUS /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

makernounUS /ˈmeɪkər/

a person who makes things

From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

MakingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI

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From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

MetverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

mistsnounUS /mɪsts/

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

Mungnoun

seed of the mung bean plant; used for food

From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

OlympusnounUS /oʊˈlɪmpəs/

a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Ood

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From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Pegana

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From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

restedadjectiveUS /ˈrestəd/

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

RevoltnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

Roon

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From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

SayingsnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋz/

plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

Sidith

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Sish

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From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Spake

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From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

strodeverbUS /stroʊd/

inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

ThingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

ThousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

TowernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

WastenounUS /weɪst/

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Whelmed

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI--_none knoweth._ INTRODUCTION Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

Yoharneth-Lahai

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From this reading Of the Making of the Worlds Of the Game of the Gods The Sayings of Limpang-Tung Of Yoharneth-Lahai Of Roon, the God of Going, and the Thousand Home Gods The Revolt of the Home Gods Of Dorozhand The Eye in the Waste Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast

Yonath

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Yug

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Yun-Hara

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From this reading Yonath the Prophet Yug the Prophet Alhireth-Hotep The Prophet Kabok The Prophet Of the Calamity That Befel Yun-Hara by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods Save One

Zodrak

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From this reading Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak Pegana The Sayings of Imbaun Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King Of Ood The River The Bird of Doom and THE END PREFACE In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: “Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine.”

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gods of Pegana; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Worlds
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gods of Pegana; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sayings
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gods of Pegana; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Limpang-tung
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gods of Pegana; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.